Employee recognition and rewards software

An HR recognition tool for personalized appreciation

Employee Experience

Recognition should be a natural part of your organizational culture to create real, lasting employee engagement. 

ITA Group’s Cooleaf platform creates genuine moments of appreciation that ensure employees feel secure to do their best work because they’re adequately supported.

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Helping global brands drive a positive company culture

G2 Best relationship
G2 mid-market leader
G2 Easiest setup
G2 Easiest to use
Capterra shortlist
GetApp Leader
Software Advice Front Runner

It’s award-winning for a reason.  

 

Cooleaf isn’t just a platform. It’s a solution for sustainable work culture. One that encourages recognition and improves employee engagement, motivation and retention while putting your people first.

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Engage
Recognize
Celebrate

Connect your employees

Celebrate milestones

Offer training opportunities, surveys and challenges

Reward great work

View manager dashboards and program analytics

Recognize anyone, anywhere

Employee recognition, right where you need it

Your workforce might be hybrid, global and always on the move. Our Cooleaf platform ensures recognition happens in the moment—whether it’s a remote employee connecting with peers through the news feed or a leader receiving a reminder to celebrate an anniversary.

Employees

appreciate the easy-to-use interface, team connections and mobile app.

Managers

benefit from the quick platform launch, integrations, customizable content and trackable insights.

Top rated by the people who use it most 

ITA Group’s employee recognition software is consistently recognized as a leading platform on G2. Real users praise its simplicity, impact and ability to bring teams closer. 

I love the simple layout that makes everything easy to understand and easy to jump in and be a part of the team.

Logan L., Sales Associate

[The ability] to send recognition to members across the organization and give them redeemable points makes it REALLY worthwhile.

Erika B., Quality Assurance Team Lead

The platform keeps me motivated to be a hard worker.

Priyanka S., IT Support Engineer

I love that our hard work can pay off from your peers. It gives everyone more incentive to help out and go the extra mile to do what is needed. I love being able to send points to others who have helped me!

Brooke M., Billing Analyst

74% of employees report they’re more effective at their job when they feel heard, and companies show 23% greater profitability when employees are engaged.

—Gallup

Employee recognition technology features

Recognition program

Recognition program 

Employees deserve recognition in ways that matter to them. Our equitable, inclusive platform (and mobile app) goes beyond automation, making on-the-spot appreciation more personalized. Built-in features boost employee morale, increase engagement, boosts talent retention, and create an increased sense of purpose, all while reinforcing positive behaviors. 

  • Manager and peer-to-peer recognition (tied to core values) 
  • Team recognition 
  • Nomination-based recognition 
  • AI-enhanced recognition assistance 
  • Years of service awards 
  • Performance and team-building incentives
  • Team member connections (live social recognition feed, discussion groups, employee experiences)
Rewards

Rewards 

Employees select reward options that fit their lifestyle. Gift cards. Experiences. Charitable donations. Company-branded merch. The online rewards storefront prioritizes cultural relevance with on-trend options customized to participants’ locations. The reward selection flexibility is a motivator itself that prompts greater recognition issuance and reward redemption. 

  • Online awards storefront  
  • Service awards  
  • Charitable awards 
  • Merchandise, gift cards and experiences  
  • Personalized AI reward recommendations
Integrations

Integrations 

Designed for quick and sustained adoption, our Cooleaf platform seamlessly integrates with key HR systems. It easily adapts to current workflows so employees and managers recognize great work in seconds. With automated recognition triggers, real-time analytics and SSO capabilities, employee engagement stays high at all times. 

  • Collaboration tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Workday and more) 
  • CRM and LMS platforms 
  • iOS and Android systems 
  • Fitness devices 
  • Live social feed
Mobile app

Mobile app 

Instant recognition functionality encourages long-term employee participation, especially for those in deskless roles. 

  • Instant recognition 
  • Social feed interactions  
  • Reward redemption from anywhere 
  • Virtual activities and challenges
Trainings

Trainings 

Cooleaf's built-in training functionality is customizable to align with your organization’s priorities. Trainings are easy to deliver, manage and measure—all in one place. Potential options include: 

Employee engagement surveys

Employee engagement surveys 

Consistent employee feedback ensures a successful employee engagement strategy. Managers send customizable surveys to specific audiences for quick pulse-checks on employee morale and performance. 

  • Automated scheduling 
  • Expert-designed templates and cadences 
  • Smart targeting 
  • Built-in incentives 
  • Up-to-the-minute data 
  • Insightful analytics from eNPS data (including employee sentiment analysis summarized by AI analysis) 
  • Expert recommendations (guided by best practices and benchmark data) 
Manager tools

Manager tools 

Automated employee engagement software reduces administrative burdens with a streamlined platform that’s not time-consuming to learn. Managers react in the moment and create key recognition moments, all while retaining a higher level of access to team budgets and analytics (which help them track team member performance).

The "Skills Insights" tool analyzes recognition, helping managers gain a clearer view of team capabilities and emerging strengths and opportunities for development. Additional tools include:

  • Manager dashboards 
  • Reporting (program/tax reporting, trend-based, recognitions, earnings, ad hoc reports) 
  • Manager weekly digest 
  • Nudges 
  • Employee sentiment surveys and analytics 
  • Built-in employee engagement score tracking 
  • Skills insights analysis
Quick launch

Quick launch 

With SaaS technology, a new, configurable platform launches in a matter of weeks.  

  • Company core values featured through employee onboarding, recognition and challenges 
  • Year-round communications and programming designed to boost employee engagement 
  • Simple employee onboarding tools to motivate program adoption from day one 
  • Discussion groups, activities and challenges 
  • Automated rewards for employee years of service, birthdays and other milestones

Your single-source partner for employee recognition and rewards

HR leaders are told that software alone is the key to higher employee engagement. But without the right strategy and ongoing support, even the best tech falls flat.

Unlike other SaaS providers, we don’t just drop off technology and send you on your way.  You’re never locked in to set functionality. We scale and grow with your organization as needs change. Because true employee engagement requires more than automation. 

Consultative support and program strategy

Our in-house employee engagement experts create a custom program design and provide ongoing support to ensure your culture and employee engagement improvements scale as your business grows. 

  • Primary research
  • Behavioral science expertise
  • Segmentation strategy
  • Ongoing recommendations 
Dedicated team

Recognition isn’t just software—it’s a culture strategy. With our full-service approach, our dedicated success team ensures long-term program adoption and measurable impact.  

  • Onboarding 
  • Day-to-day operations 
  • Program execution 
  • Training 
  • Ongoing optimization
Employer branding and communications

We use a segmented, cross-media approach to reach employees where they already work, whether deskless, remote or in-person. Regardless of role, we capture their attention and connect them to your messages via the platform and mobile app. 

  • Content development 
  • Creative strategy 
  • Audience segmentation 
  • Tailored communication campaigns 
  • UX/UI design and web development
Analytics

In-house analysts deliver insights to optimize and prove your program impact using metrics like talent retention, eNPS, customer satisfaction and organizational performance. 

  • Research, analysis and insights 
  • A/B testing 
  • Assessment and predictive modeling 
  • Segmentation, goal setting and forecasting 
  • Program improvement recommendations 

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See how our platform and strategy work together to elevate employee experiences.